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Social Value in Shropshire

What is Social Value?

“A process whereby organisations meet their needs for goods, services, works and utilities in a way that achieves value for money on a whole life basis in terms of generating benefits to society and the economy, whilst minimising damage to the environment”

• Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012
• Applies to all public sector contracting authorities
• Requires us whilst procuring to:
• Consider how a procurement might improve the economic, social

and environmental well-being of the area

• Consider how we might act with a view to securing improvement
• Maximise the difference we can make through
• ur activity

Shropshire Social Value Group

Membership:

• Developed a Social Value Framework:
• set of common principles
• set of suggested Social Value outcomes
• Monitors implementation of Social Value incl. good practice
• Social Value Charter

Our Social Value Principles

• All Social Value contributes to organisational outcomes
• Social Value is bespoke to each commissioning /

procurement exercise

• Social Value should be relevant and proportionate to the

subject matter

• Every procurement will include at least one Social Value
• utcome as part of the award criteria
• Tenders scored on Social Value response
• Measurement of Social Value should be built into contract

monitoring

What can we encourage the market to do?

• Read the Social Value Framework and Charter to understand how their
• rganisation can contribute
• Speak to us / share – we’re still learning as well!
• Be proactive – there are lots of other great resources on the internet
• Be proactive – get involved in early market engagement where possible
• If tendering for services:
• Check the specification
• Answer Social Value tender questions as comprehensively as possible but make it

relevant

• Think about how they will demonstrate the Social Value they say will be delivered –

evidence, reporting, relevance

• Who else can help them to deliver great Social Value?

Measuring Social Value

• Shropshire has adopted National Social Value measures
• The measures support our Social Value priorities
• Supporting the Shropshire economy
• Promoting wellbeing in Shropshire
• Shropshire is a great place to live
• 38 measures to select from – use at least one but typically 2 or 3 per

contract

• Once agreed make sure the measures are included in contractual

reporting requirements and monitor receipt

• The Shropshire Social Value website includes lots of information on

measuring Social Value

Contact

Neil Evans, Commissioning Development Manager, Shropshire Council Tel: 01743 253019 neil.evans@shropshire.gov.uk https://shropshire.gov.uk/social-value/